Senior Assistant Company Secretary

JD GROUP; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global FTSE100 retailer seeks a Senior Assistant Company Secretary to enhance governance and compliance processes within their expanding team. This hybrid role requires at least 8 years of company secretarial experience and offers significant opportunities for development in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ experience in a company secretarial role.
• Good understanding of corporate governance of listed organisations.
• Prior line management or mentoring experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end board and committee processes.
• Lead corporate projects and monitor governance arrangements.
• Support Annual Report & Accounts processes.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Stakeholder Management

Education

CGI Qualified

Job description

Senior Assistant Company Secretary Job Description

This role in a global FTSE100 retailer is crucial to ensuring the effective functioning of the company secretarial team. You will be supporting a growing team in a fast paced, entrepreneurial organisation. The role is wide and varied, with plenty of opportunities for development.
Reporting to the Deputy Company Secretary, you will be part of a growing team covering a variety of company secretarial responsibilities. This will suit an ambitious, capable and hardworking candidate who is keen to enhance governance & compliance processes within the Group.
This is a hybrid role based in Bury, Manchester.

Accountabilities:

• Working with the Deputy Company Secretary to manage end-to-end board and committee process, such as drafting agendas, assisting with the creation of board papers and uploading papers to our board portal
• Managing UK & international subsidiaries and ensuring compliance with the global governance framework
• Managing day to day Market Abuse Regulation compliance including maintenance of insider and confidentiality lists and monitoring training
• Supporting with the Annual Report & Accounts, including drafting & reviewing content, and liaising with auditors and other internal and external stakeholders
• Leading the AGM and other shareholder meetings
• Managing the director induction processes and maintaining director induction, training and conflict registers
• Lead on corporate projects, such as legal entity rationalisation
• Monitoring, and where necessary improving, the corporate governance arrangements for the Group
• Liaising with other departments as required to provide company secretary support, such as on M&A
• Supporting and mentoring other members of the team
• Deputising for the Deputy Company Secretary where required.

Key skills & qualifications:

• CGI qualified (essential)
• At least 8 years’ experience in a company secretarial role
• Good understanding of the corporate governance and regulatory requirements of a listed organisation
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organised
• Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
• Prior line management or mentoring experience (desirable)